What in the name of bird flu is this movie trying to say?
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Spoilers ahead for the plot and ending of Cuckoo.
Under most circumstances, a trip to the Alps sounds like a dreamy vacation. But in German director Tilman Singer’s shrieking horror feature, Cuckoo, an Overlook Hotel–like mountain resort sends Hunter Schafer down a terrifying, puke-filled rabbit hole. The lesson here is twofold: Always read hotel reviews before booking, and never, under any circumstances, travel anywhere with your emotionally unavailable father and his new family. But what the hell was going on with that bonkers ending?
In its first two acts, Cuckoo is all about sibling rivalry, parental neglect, and the cyclical…
